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MET Flashcards

1
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WAFS

A

World Area Forecast System

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WAFC

A

World Area Forecast Centres

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RSMC

A

Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres

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MWO

A

Meteorological Watch Offices

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5
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VAAC

A

Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre

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6
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TCAC

A

Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centres

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7
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SADIS

A

SAtellite DIStribution

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8
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WMO

A

World Meteorological Organisation

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9
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ISA

A

ICAO Standard Atmosphere

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10
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GSNS

A

Global Satellite Navigation Systems

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11
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MSL

A

Mean Sea Level

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12
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DA

A

Density Altitude

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13
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GND

A

Ground

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14
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ELEV

A

Elevation

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15
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QNH

A

MSL pressure

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16
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QFE

A

GND pressure

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17
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HGT

A

Height

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18
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ALT

A

Altitude

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19
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FL

A

Flight Level

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20
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T.HGT

A

True Height

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21
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T.ALT

A

True Altitude

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22
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MSA

A

Minimum Safe Altitude or Minimum Sector Altitude

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23
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MRVA

A

Minimum Radar Vectoring Altitude

24
Q

OAT

A

Outside Air Temperature

25
Q

PFJ

A

Polar Front Jet

26
Q

CAT

A

Clear Air Turbulence

27
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Ci

28
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Cs

A

Cirrostratus

29
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Cc

A

Cirrocumulus

30
Q

As

A

Altostratus

31
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Ac

A

Altocumulus

32
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Cu

33
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Cb

A

Cumulonimbus

34
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Ns

A

Nimbostratus

35
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St

36
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Sc

A

Stratocumulus

37
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FEW

A

Few (clouds)

38
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SCT

A

Scattered (clouds)

39
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BKN

A

Broken (clouds)

40
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OVC

A

Overcast (clouds)

41
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CAVOK

A

Clouds and visibility okay

42
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NSC

A

No significant cloud

43
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VV***

A

(sky obscured) Vertical Visibility

***=number of ft

44
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ISOL

A

Isolated (clouds)

45
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LYR

A

Layer (of clouds)

46
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EMBD

A

Embedded in a layer (cumulonimbus embedded in other clouds)

47
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DZ

48
Q

FZDZ

A

Freezing Drizzle

49
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SG

A

Snow Grains

50
Q

IC

A

Ice Crystals

51
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RA

52
Q

FZRA

A

Freezing Rain

53
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PL

A

Ice Pellets

54
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SN

55
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GS

A

Snow Pellets

56
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GR

57
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